Chihuahuas win 7-3 against Oklahoma City in series opener

The El Paso Chihuahuas began their six-game road trip Tuesday night with a 7-3 victory over the Oklahoma City Baseball Club at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Chihuahuas have won three games in a row and are one win away from their season record.

El Paso sent 10 batters to the plate in the third inning, scoring five runs on six hits. The comeback included an RBI single by Tirso Ornelas, who now has at least one RBI in four straight games. Ornelas went 2-for-5 and had multiple hits in three straight games. Chihuahuas shortstop Mason McCoy went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI, becoming the first El Paso player to hit two doubles in a game since Clay Dungan on June 25 in Round Rock.

José Azocar and Kevin Plawecki also had two hits each for the Chihuahuas. El Paso pitched eight scoreless innings after allowing three runs in the first.

El Paso 7 Oklahoma City 3 – Tuesday

WP: Mosser (5-3)

LP: Vallimont (1-4)